Though he doesn´t spin much locally anymore, when he does he attracts large crowds. Derrick´s sets are rooted in house, but he freely travels outside club tastes, seamlessly incorporating old–school disco, soul, jazz, and whatever else catches his fancy. Most of the time Derrick works in Europe, where he´s become a major celebrity among dance–music aficionados. And the money´s a hell of a lot better there. "It´s hard not to laugh on the occasions when you´ll make 20 times what you make in Chicago on a Saturday night, but here are also times when you do it just for the fun, like at home. So many people come up to me and say, ´Man, I had the worst day. My girlfriend left me, I locked my keys in my car, but you turned me for two hours, and that made me able to get up in the morning.´ That´s the best thing going."
In 1988 Derrick, fellow DJ Mark Farina, and friend Chris Nazuka released an EP as the group Symbols & Instruments. The record had a strong influence on the burgeoning ambient techno movement in England. While it wasn´t a commercial success, it established Derrick as an international figure in the dance–music underground. Since then he´s been involved with a number of recording projects, firstly his solo project Sound Patrol under whom he released his first album ´Sweetened –No Lemon´ which exuded a soulfulness and low–key grittiness that resonated beyond the infectious grooves and made a departure from the machine–like quality of the dance music fare of the time.
Since then the pioneering, innovative tracks and consequent critical acclaim have marked Derrick out as one of the most important players in dance music. Most notably through his more recent releases on Classic. His first release was as Rednail with ´I Think of You´, followed by N? Pschidt and Hope under his own name. N? Pschidt combined woven scatting with sleepy minimal beats on ´Dreaming Again´ and skilfully cast his own low, sexy drawl over his trademark Carter grooves to form ´Boompty Boomp Theme´, described by Seven magazine as ´without doubt the slinkiest and downright funkiest track I´ve heard for a long time.´ Derrick´s latest Classic release ´Hope´ is again causing a storm amongst DJs and press alike and his Classic album is eagerly awaited and expected for release sometime within the next year.
Derrick Carter is most definitely bringing the Boompty Boomp back to the dance floor!
http://om-records.com/artists/derrick_carter
Legacy
Derrick Carter Lyrics
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esas chicas con las manos en el aire oh
esos chicos con las manos en el aire oh bien yo
chicas gamer
esas chicas con las manos el aire oh
esos chicos con las manos en el aire oh bien
quien dijo que las chicas no sabia sobre play's y videojuegos
y que ellas solo juegan con sus barbies y romeos
pero parece que pero
una play en internet es algo nuevo
se a vuelto a conectar aquella chica que encontre jugando por casualidad
como sera,
sera guapa o sera fea,
que mas da,
que mas da
tan solo quiero que me hable una vez mas
por que su voz me hace volar y volar si,
y es que con ella eh sentido
algo que no e sentido jamas
eh sido e embrujado por algun que otro hechicero
aunque que lo pienso,
esto es la magia de los juegos
pero bueno
me mantengo en linea para que ella me hable eprimero
o para que juegemos luego
me pregunto si esto es amor verdadero
pienso en ella cuando salgo en el recreo soy sincero
eres mi chica gamer
eres mi cielo azul
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que eres mi luz
my gamer girl
eres mi chica gamer eres mi cielo azul
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que tu eres mi luz
my gamer girl
gamer's yo se que hay pocas por hay
chica gamer se que esta echa para mi
chicas gamer's yo se que hay pocas por hay
chica gamer se que esta echa para mi
¿que me esta pasando?
me estoy volviendo loco
tan solo es una chica
y ni si quiera la conozco
te quiero a ti antes con come coco
como no teme el mando fijo que me va dejando todo mi corazón roto
hemos quedado para hablar menos mal que la chica no vive en otro lugar
quiero agarrar tu mano y pasear
no hay nada que me ponga mas que tu seas la gamer 2 y yo se tu gamer one
ello ello vamos chica dale al play jueguemos mientras vemos todo el atardecer
tienes que saber
que los gamer juegan von cualquiera de las cosas menos con el corazón de una mujer
es que a mi,
mi chica gamer me enamora si yo fuera Kual tu serias mi Rinoa estamos jugando de Soras
se que e como ella que dan pocas por que no juega con drogas pero juega con consolas
eres mi chica gamer
eres mi cielo azul
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que eres mi luz
my gamer girl
eres mi chica gamer eres mi cielo azul
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que tu eres mi luz
my gamer girl
gamer's yo se que hay pocas por hay
chica gamer se que esta echa para mi
chicas gamer's yo se que hay pocas por hay
chica gamer se que esta echa para mi
nuestra historia me enamora mas que el finer
este es un sueño en el que tu eres mi aire tu erea mi aire te quiero mas que a nadie
ahora lo tengo todo con mi chica una play y una botella de jack daniels
estamos asta la muerte
soy el zomber
trae al singeStar para que cantemos las covers puedes confiar en mi porque yo sere tu lover si algun dia te fallo puedes decirme
game over
eres mi chica gamer
eres mi cielo azul
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que tu eres mi luz
my gamer girl
eres mo chica gamer
eres mi cielo azul
ya que tu eres mi luz
chica gamer
se que esta echa para mi
...
The song "Legacy" by Derrick L. Carter is a tribute to female gamers, breaking down stereotypes that female gamers do not play video games or only play with barbies and dolls. The lyrics praise the gamer girls with hands in the air and acknowledge the rarity of finding a girl who shares the same passion for video games. The singer of the song meets a girl gaming by chance and becomes enamored by her voice and connection with her through the game. He expresses his love for her, wanting to hold her hand and take romantic walks. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes her importance as his "gamer girl" and "light."
The lyrics also briefly touch on the toxicity of male gamers who play with female gamers, acknowledging that they should not mess with a female gamer's heart. The singer promises to be faithful to his gamer girl and ends the song in a declaration of love, saying he has everything he needs with her by his side.
Overall, the song "Legacy" is a feel-good love song celebrating the underrepresented female gamers in the industry and breaking down gender stereotypes. It is a refreshing take on video games and relationships in the gaming world.
Line by Line Meaning
gamer's
Addressing the gamers
esas chicas con las manos en el aire oh
Those girls with their hands in the air
esos chicos con las manos en el aire oh bien yo
Those boys with their hands in the air, and me too
chicas gamer
Gamer girls
esas chicas con las manos el aire oh
Those girls with their hands in the air
esos chicos con las manos en el aire oh bien
Those boys with their hands in the air, and
quien dijo que las chicas no sabia sobre play's y videojuegos
Who said girls don't know about plays and videogames
y que ellas solo juegan con sus barbies y romeos
And that they only play with their Barbies and Romeos
me tienen encatado
I'm enchanted by them
pero parece que pero
But it seems like
una play en internet es algo nuevo
A play on the internet is something new
se a vuelto a conectar aquella chica que encontre jugando por casualidad
That girl I found playing by chance has reconnected
como sera,
I wonder how she is,
sera guapa o sera fea,
If she's pretty or ugly,
que mas da,
What does it matter,
tan solo quiero que me hable una vez mas
I just want her to talk to me again
por que su voz me hace volar y volar si,
Because her voice makes me fly and fly, yes,
y es que con ella eh sentido
And it's because with her I've felt
algo que no e sentido jamas
Something I've never felt before
eh sido e embrujado por algun que otro hechicero
I've been enchanted by some wizard or another
aunque que lo pienso,
Although when I think about it,
esto es la magia de los juegos
This is the magic of games
pero bueno
But, well,
me mantengo en linea para que ella me hable primero
I stay online so that she talks to me first
o para que juegemos luego
Or so that we play later
me pregunto si esto es amor verdadero
I wonder if this is true love
pienso en ella cuando salgo en el recreo soy sincero
I think of her when I go out during the break, I'm honest
eres mi chica gamer
You're my gamer girl
eres mi cielo azul
You're my blue sky
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que eres mi luz
My heart doesn't respond if you're not there because you're my light
my gamer girl
My gamer girl
gamer's yo se que hay pocas por hay
Gamers, I know there are few out there
chica gamer se que esta echa para mi
Gamer girl, I know you're made for me
¿que me esta pasando?
What's happening to me?
me estoy volviendo loco
I'm going crazy
tan solo es una chica
She's just a girl
y ni si quiera la conozco
And I don't even know her
te quiero a ti antes con come coco
I loved you before with Come Coco
como no teme el mando fijo que me va dejando todo mi corazón roto
As if the fixed control doesn't fear breaking my heart
hemos quedado para hablar menos mal que la chica no vive en otro lugar
We've arranged to talk, luckily the girl doesn't live elsewhere
quiero agarrar tu mano y pasear
I want to grab your hand and walk
no hay nada que me ponga mas que tu seas la gamer 2 y yo se tu gamer one
There's nothing that excites me more than you being the gamer 2 and me being your gamer one
ello ello vamos chica dale al play jueguemos mientras vemos todo el atardecer
Come on, let's play girl, let's play while we watch the sunset
tienes que saber
You have to know
que los gamer juegan von cualquiera de las cosas menos con el corazón de una mujer
That gamers play with pretty much anything, except a woman's heart
es que a mi,
It's just that to me,
mi chica gamer me enamora si yo fuera Kual tu serias mi Rinoa estamos jugando de Soras
My gamer girl enamors me, if I were Squall, you'd be my Rinoa, we'd be playing Soras
se que e como ella que dan pocas por que no juega con drogas pero juega con consolas
I know she's like me, few and far between, because she doesn't play with drugs, she plays with consoles
eres mi chica gamer
You're my gamer girl
eres mi cielo azul
You're my blue sky
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que eres mi luz
My heart doesn't respond if you're not there because you're my light
my gamer girl
My gamer girl
gamer's yo se que hay pocas por hay
Gamers, I know there are few out there
chica gamer se que esta echa para mi
Gamer girl, I know you're made for me
nuestra historia me enamora mas que el finer
Our story enamors me more than the finish
este es un sueño en el que tu eres mi aire tu erea mi aire te quiero mas que a nadie
This is a dream where you're my air, you're my air, I love you more than anyone
ahora lo tengo todo con mi chica una play y una botella de jack daniels
Now I have everything with my girl, a play and a bottle of Jack Daniels
estamos asta la muerte
We're together until death
soy el zomber
I'm the zomber
trae al singeStar para que cantemos las covers puedes confiar en mi porque yo sere tu lover si algun dia te fallo puedes decirme
Bring SingeStar so we can sing covers. You can trust me because I'll be your lover. If I ever fail you, you can tell me
game over
Game over
eres mi chica gamer
You're my gamer girl
eres mi cielo azul
You're my blue sky
mi corazón no da señales si no estas tu ya que eres mi luz
My heart doesn't respond if you're not there because you're my light
my gamer girl
My gamer girl
eres mo chica gamer
You're my gamer girl
eres mi cielo azul
You're my blue sky
ya que tu eres mi luz
Because you're my light
chica gamer
Gamer girl
se que esta echa para mi
I know you're made for me
chicas gamer's yo se que hay pocas por hay
Gamer girls, I know there are few out there
chica gamer se que esta echa para mi
Gamer girl, I know you're made for me
Writer(s): Jacoby Shaddix, Tobin Esperance, Jerry Allan Horton, Dave Buckner
Contributed by Riley W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.